Outside Adventure Magazine
It was nice to see a physical copy of this fall’s Outside Adventure Magazine. Szu-ting Yi wrote a feature article about climbing desert towers in Utah and my photos were featured on the cover and throughout the article.
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Shipton Tilman Award
Szu-ting and I were very fortunate to receive on of this years GORE-TEX® Shipton-Tilman Grant for our 2017 Great Walls of China expedition to Xinjiang China. The Great Walls of China: The goal of the team of Szu-ting Yi and David Anderson is to explore an unvisited and unnamed valley in the remote Kokshaal-Too Mountains of …
Desert Towers
In December Szu-ting and I finished up a climbing and media project exploring desert towers in the Four Corners region of the Southwestern US. We worked with Arcteryx and Butora providing text, photos and video about Szu-ting’s ascents of some classic and some not so classic desert towers. check out the video links: https://vimeo.com/album/3720998
Secret Moon Cake
In September Szu-ting and I returned to the Siguniang Mountains in China to attempt a new route on Eagle Peak East (5300m). We had many hurdles to overcome including permits issues, terrible weather, run-out climbing and dirt filled cracks. But at the end of our expedition we got a short weather window that allowed us …
Black Diamond Equipment and Genyen Massif of China
For the last year Szu-ting and I have been collaborating with Black Diamond Equipment on providing content for their website. The project has focussed on our expeditions to the Genyen Massif of Western China. It was great to see the five video I shot and edited on their website as well as still images on …
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Climbing Clinics in Bai He, China
Bai He is beautiful scenic area located in northeastern China. For Beijingers, Bai He offers a weekend escape from the hustle and bustle of a city with 11.5 million people. Szu-ting and I taught 2 three day clinics. The training included how to place removable climbing protection, build anchors, lead trad climbs, belay a follower during …
China – Travel and Slide Show
I would like to think I have gotten better with my time management skills. However, packing and preparing leave the US for the next month kept me busy until it started to get light the morning of our departure. After a long flight to Beijing, we were greeted by our good friends Apple and Wang …
Dean Potter’s First Visit To Patagonia
While I was not a close friend of Dean Potter, I spent enough time with him to understand some of the passion he had for exploring the world and pushing his physical and mental limits. In the days after his death the media was full judgement about his chosen life. I wrote this piece for …
Simple Trick To Make Expensive Outdoor Footwear Last Longer
Simple Trick To Make Expensive Outdoor Footwear Last Longer Materials and construction techniques continue to advance, and outdoor footwear is lighter and better (and more expensive) than ever. Here’s a trick to add longevity to your mountain kicks. Footwear has evolved. Trail hikers, boots, and approach shoes now have construction that’s much more complex than similar footwear built a decade back. …
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